If the province does not want to call a state of emergency and they are not considering all of your comments and signatures, why haven’t they asked the federal government for assistance? (public safety.gc.ca)This appears to be an option.
Why can’t the Forest Minister admit that with all the wildfires, losses,evacuations and road closures etc that this emergency has escalated beyond their capacity. The request for state of emergency is dividing people and I sure did not want that to happen when I started this. The Pear Lake fire continues to expand daily..I read that hotels are full and people are sleeping in cars. Would this not be the next best thing to tap into Federal resources that state “Public Safety’s Government Operations Centre is ready to respond to any situation at any time.”This would NOT include calling a state of emergency, and it is not a bad reflection on all the hard work of the front line workers. I received a response from Ravi Parmar office today stating that he remains confident how things are going right now and no further action is warranted at this time. This is no longer just a Cariboo situation, new fires exploding across the province daily which will no doubt stretch current capabilities. Any comments? I am considering pausing this petition for no further discourse. Opinions?